Many people want to know how to make lavender soap because they are attracted to the soothing scent of lavender. You will find here a few ideas on how to make some soaps for that lavender-loving person on your list.
Melt and pour soap is often referred as a way to make soap without lye. The premade soap base that you purchase is a result of saponification. You will not need to purchase or handle any lye to make these great smelling soaps.
Lavender has too many benefits to list on one page. I call it the everything oil.
It is recommended byherbalists and aromatherapists for many uses and concerns.
BENEFITS
- Lavender is claimed to have a physical and emotional calming and relaxing effect.
- Lavender is know to promote health skin and scarring.
- It has antibacterial and antiseptic properties.
The lavender scent blends well with a long list of oils and is definitely a staple ingredient for soap making.
Lavender Swirl Soap
INGREDIENTS
- 454 grams (1 lb) of melt and pour white soap base
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 3 teaspoons lavender essential oil
- 1 pinch of activated charcoal
- 1 teaspoon of purple colouring (food colouring, mica, beet root powder)
Instructions
Detailed melt and pour instructions
Separate the soap base into 2 bowls. I heat one in the microwave and the other in a double-boiler on the stovetop.
Put the colouring and poppy seeds in one batch (double-boiler) and the essential oil in the other.
Simply pour into the molds and swirl the 2 soap batches together.
Lavender Eucalyptus Soap
INGREDIENTS
- 454 grams of melt and pour white soap base
- 2 teaspoons lavender buds
- 2 teaspoons lavender essential oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon essential oil
- ½ or more teaspoon turmeric powder (yellow color)
